Monday, November 30, 2009

We're getting ever so close to the end: the end of the month, end of the year, end of the decade. But hopefully not at the end of your patience. Here it is, Episode 44, plump with sonorous delights. Plus, you know all those things you were thinking about lately? Yeah, we've thought about them too. Except we have microphones. And opinions. And delusions of greatness.

Playlist:

Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent AdolescentBlind Melon - Soup

Fleetwood Mac - DreamsJenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - You Are What You Love

Sunday, November 29, 2009

We here at the Awkward Silences Radio Show are committed to the highest in podcasting quality. Too much corporate-speak? Hmm, well, we've had a slight issue with the internet, so Episode 44 will appear tomorrow. In the mean time, why not check out an episode you missed?

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Remembrance Day, the fall of the Berlin Wall, a recent Royal visit and forty years of Sesame Street: yes, we can find a link between the four. Gloomy November has a knack for casting our focus on old things, anniversaries and institutions. So enjoy this week's episode, as we dust off the old memory album (and play a variety of unconnected, modern music, just because we can).

PLAYLIST

New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish TechnoBroken Social Scene - Looks Just Like the Sun

Sunday, November 8, 2009

That was an Aerosmith reference. Clever, eh?This week, we discuss November, mass shootings, the conservation of our industrial heritage, and, of course, The Office. Oh, and, as usual, we talk about ourselves. Enjoy!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

No, you haven't stumbled onto a blog dedicated to Ron Howard's 1992 film (starring the former Hollywood power couple of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise). It's just, Far & Away is this week's musical theme. And, as it happens, Episode 40 is far and away our most awkward of late, so, umm, aren't you keen on it, now?

Your Fortnightly Radio Podcast

Awkward Silences is an hour-long podcast, updated bi-weekly. Alissa and Tyler were Urban Planning students together at Queen's, who wanted to be in radio, but had no time for "schedules" or "professionalism". Hence this show.

Though you can expect each episode to feature discussions of current events, planning issues, entertainment news and a broad selection of music, there's no set format to the show, and theme episodes abound.

Comments are welcome and encouraged. Thanks for listening!

Our Season Five theme song? Mike Szilagyi's Awkward Silence

Previous Theme Songs:

Season One - Said So What by the French KicksSeason Two - Amsterdam by Peter, Bjorn and JohnSeason Three - Wake Up by Arcade FireSeason Four - Sunday Morning by No Doubt

Roz & Fraser, a.k.a.

Downloading the Episodes

You can click on the Title of each blog post (e.g. S02 E10:...) to access the episodes. We store our files on Blip.tv, which allows you to listen to the show seamlessly from our site. However, if you want to download the files, why not try...

ITunes! Yes, you can subscribe to our show there and have new episodes download automatically. You can search for the show, or click here:

Some old episodes are no longer stored online, but if you really want to listen to one, let us know and we'll post it again!